Free Trade in the real World Controversy over Globalization
Road to Globalization Collapse of Communism (1990) & Advances in Technology World movement towards Capitalism National Government’s lose power Free Trade requires a set of “rules” WTO becomes Global Referee
World Trade Organization (WTO) Created 1995 (replaced GATT) 146 Members - incl. ~ 100 Developing Countries WTO Reading Summary: Administering WTO trade agreements Forum for trade negotiations Handling trade disputes Monitoring national trade policies Technical assistance & training for Developing Countries
WTO Decision Making “The WTO shall continue the practice of decision-making by consensus… ….where a decision cannot be arrived at by consensus, the matter at issue shall be decided by voting…each Member of the WTO shall have one vote.” In theory, the WTO is a “democratic” institution. Developing countries charge the power remains in the hand of larger countries…
Protests against the WTO 1999 Seattle protest against the WTO
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